Occlusion length is a crucial determinant of efficiency and complication rate in thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke

J Gralla, M Burkhardt, G Schroth… - American journal …, 2008 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has an
encouragingly high recanalization rate in treating stroke, it is associated with severe …

Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: Thrombus–device interaction, efficiency, and complications in vivo

J Gralla, G Schroth, L Remonda, K Nedeltchev… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Mechanical thrombectomy is a promising new modality of
interventional stroke treatment. The various devices differ with regard to where they apply …

Fast stent retrieval improves recanalization rates of thrombectomy: experimental study on different thrombi

S Soize, L Pierot, M Mirza, G Gunning… - American Journal …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: About 20% of patients with acute ischemic stroke due to
large-artery occlusion do not achieve recanalization with mechanical thrombectomy. We …

Thrombus attenuation does not predict angiographic results of mechanical thrombectomy with stent retrievers

U Yilmaz, C Roth, W Reith… - American Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mechanical thrombectomy with stent retrievers in acute
stroke has emerged as a promising new technique, with the highest recanalization rate of …

[HTML][HTML] Why we fail: mechanisms and co-factors of unsuccessful thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke

DM Heider, A Simgen, G Wagenpfeil, P Dietrich… - Neurological …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is an effective treatment for patients suffering from
acute ischemic stroke. However, recanalization fails in about 16.5% of interventions. We …

A dedicated animal model for mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke

J Gralla, G Schroth, L Remonda… - American Journal …, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND: Recent studies have focused on mechanical thrombectomy as a means to
reduce the time required for revascularization and increase the revascularization rate in …

Impact of thrombus length on recanalization and clinical outcome following mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke

F Seker, J Pfaff, M Wolf, S Schönenberger… - Journal of …, 2017 - jnis.bmj.com
Purpose The impact of thrombus length on recanalization in IV thrombolysis for acute
intracranial artery occlusion has been well studied. Here we analyzed the influence of …

Impact of balloon-guiding catheter location on recanalization in patients with acute stroke treated by mechanical thrombectomy

DE Jeong, JW Kim, BM Kim… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mechanical thrombectomy with proximal flow control and
forced aspiration may improve the outcome of endovascular revascularization therapy for …

Recanalization rate per retrieval attempt in mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke

F Flottmann, H Leischner, G Broocks, J Nawabi… - Stroke, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—In acute ischemic stroke, mechanical thrombectomy allows flow
restoration in the majority of cases. In case of an unsuccessful retrieval, little is known about …

Mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: catch device

I Mourand, H Brunel, V Costalat… - American journal …, 2011 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mechanical thrombectomy presents today a promising
alternative to traditional stroke therapies. Our aim with this study was to evaluate the safety …